LANDFILL COMBUSTS AT MILLSTONE HILL

(10/22/2015)
Firemen responded to a fire at the top of Millstone Hill (Rt. 16) about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday to reports of smoke coming through vent holes in the ground.

Reports indicated that a land fill of dirt and debris compacted for several years by the highway department had apparently combusted underground.

Firemen indicated they were pumping water down the holes.